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package org.w3c.dom.html;

/**
 * The <code>FORM</code> element encompasses behavior similar to a collection and an element. It
 * provides direct access to the contained input elements as well as the attributes of the form
 * element. See the  FORM element definition in HTML 4.0. <p>See also the <a
 * href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-DOM-Level-2-20000510'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2
 * Specification</a>.
 */
public interface HTMLFormElement extends HTMLElement {

  /**
   * Returns a collection of all control elements in the form.
   */
  public HTMLCollection getElements();

  /**
   * The number of form controls in the form.
   */
  public int getLength();

  /**
   * Names the form.
   */
  public String getName();

  public void setName(String name);

  /**
   * List of character sets supported by the server. See the
   * accept-charset attribute definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getAcceptCharset();

  public void setAcceptCharset(String acceptCharset);

  /**
   * Server-side form handler. See the  action attribute definition in HTML
   * 4.0.
   */
  public String getAction();

  public void setAction(String action);

  /**
   * The content type of the submitted form,  generally
   * "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".  See the  enctype attribute
   * definition in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getEnctype();

  public void setEnctype(String enctype);

  /**
   * HTTP method used to submit form. See the  method attribute definition
   * in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getMethod();

  public void setMethod(String method);

  /**
   * Frame to render the resource in. See the  target attribute definition
   * in HTML 4.0.
   */
  public String getTarget();

  public void setTarget(String target);

  /**
   * Submits the form. It performs the same action as a  submit button.
   */
  public void submit();

  /**
   * Restores a form element's default values. It performs  the same action
   * as a reset button.
   */
  public void reset();

}
